CoRoT-29

Planetary system · 2630.5 light-years away

CoRoT-29 is 2,631 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K0 V star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (CoRoT).

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Worth knowing

CoRoT-29 b goes round its star every 2.85 days, 31 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK0 V
Surface temperature5,260 K
Mass0.97 solar masses
Radius0.9 solar radii
Luminosity0.8051 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.408
Ageabout 4.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun2630.5 light-years (806.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 278.9021°, Dec 6.4796°
ConstellationOphiuchus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
CoRoT-29 b2.85 days0.0386 AU10.088 R⊕270.16 M⊕Transit, 2015

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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